To add a slide, tap at the bottom of the screen, then tap a slide layout.

To add your own text, double-tap placeholder text.

To replace a placeholder image, tap on the placeholder image, then choose your own image.

Change the look of a slide

To quickly change the look of a slide, you can apply a different master to it. When you change a slide's master, any content you've already added appears in the new layout.

Select one or more slides.

Tap , then tap Master.

Swipe to see all of the masters, then tap one to apply it.

Change the slide size

You can change the slide size to fit screens with different aspect ratios. Any existing content might be moved to accommodate the new aspect ratio.

Tap > Document Setup.

Tap Slide Size, then tap a new size.

If you choose Custom, enter the slide dimensions, then tap Done. Tap or to preview slides in the new size.

Tap Done.

Change the look of your entire presentation

To quickly change the look of your entire presentation, you can choose a new theme at any time. If you added content, it's placed in the slides of the new theme. Any customizations you've made, like changing the color of text, appear in the new theme.

Tap > Document Setup.

Tap a theme, or swipe left to see more themes.

Tap Done.

Edit master slides

To quickly make changes to multiple slides in your presentation at once, you can edit master slides. You can change the layout of a master slide and add text, images, and any objects. Changes to master slides affect the slides in your presentation that use the same master.

Tap on the background of a slide, then tap Edit Master Slide in the menu that appears.

In the sidebar, tap a master slide that you want to edit.

Choose what you want to do. You can rearrange content and add text, images, and any objects to the slide.

Use Keynote for Mac

Learn how to choose a theme, add content, change the look of a slide, and more.

Choose a theme and add content

In Keynote, choose File > New, then double-click the theme you want to use in the theme chooser. If the theme chooser doesn't appear, hold the Option key, choose File > New from Theme Chooser, then double-click the theme you want to use.

To add a slide, click in the toolbar, then click a slide layout.

To add your own text, double-click placeholder text.

To replace a placeholder image, click on the placeholder image, then choose an image.

Change the look of a slide

To quickly change the look of a slide, you can apply a different master to it. When you change a slide's master, any content you've already added appears in the new layout.

Click , select Navigator, the select the slides in the Navigator that you want to change.

Click , click Change Master, then click a master to apply it to the selected slides.

Change the slide size

You can change the slide size to fit screens or projectors with different aspect ratios. Any existing content might be moved to accommodate the new aspect ratio.

Click > Document.

Choose a slide size from the Slide Size pop-up menu.

If you chose Custom Slide Size, enter the slide dimensions, then click OK.

Change the look of your entire presentation

To change the look of your entire presentation, choose a new theme at any time. If you added content, it's placed in the slides of the new theme.

Click > Document.

Click Change Theme.

Double-click a new theme.

To make sure any customizations you've made, like text color, appear in the new theme, select "Keep your style changes."

You can always undo a theme change if you preferred your previous theme.

Edit master slides

To quickly make changes to multiple slides in your presentation at once, you can edit master slides. You can change the layout of a master slide and add text, images, and any objects. Changes to master slides affect the slides in your presentation that use the same master.

From the menu bar, choose View > Edit Master Slides.

In the sidebar, select a master slide that you want to edit.

Choose what you want to do. You can rearrange content and add text, images, and any objects to the slide.